{"id":5553,"date":"2020-07-05T22:13:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T03:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2021-04-20T07:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T12:00:39","slug":"primetime-tv-review-the-baby-sitters-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/05\/primetime-tv-review-the-baby-sitters-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Primetime TV Review:  &#8220;The Baby-Sitters Club&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81005407\">The Baby-Sitters Club<\/a>&#8221; Review by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/bioeva\/\">Eva<\/a> 7\/5\/2020<\/strong><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- wordpressheader --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\" data-ad-slot=\"6768796679\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/thebaby-sittersclub\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5554 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/baby-sitters-club-poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Baby-Sitters Club Poster\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/baby-sitters-club-poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/baby-sitters-club-poster-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/baby-sitters-club-poster-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/baby-sitters-club-poster.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><em>The Baby-Sitters Club<\/em>,\u00a0 based on the book series by Ann M Martin, has been made into a series now streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>For those (like me) who have never read the books, they center around a group of best friends who start a babysitting business. The show has been updated for 2020, with nods to the past &#8212; like the fact that the girls use a landline to get their babysitting job calls.\u00a0 The phone is a white princess push button phone that they bought on Etsy.\u00a0 The girls also want to use social media to advertise their business, but they can&#8217;t because they are not thirteen and are unable get an account.\u00a0 The girls decide to use an old-fashioned form of advertising: they print fliers and hand them out in their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed this show; it is very well-written and smart. \u00a0The girls speak like junior high girls and don&#8217;t sound too grown-up or younger than their age.\u00a0 I originally watched this show because I thought my six-year-old niece might like it, but I think this show is more appropriate for kids ten years old and up&#8230; not because it has anything bad in it, but because older kids will be able to understand it better.\u00a0 I think this show is great for families to watch together. \u00a0Parents will enjoy it, and so will the kids.\u00a0 I think it is the perfect show for families to binge-watch together because it is a positive, happy, funny show.\u00a0 I give this show 5 stars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watch it at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/thebaby-sittersclub\"><em>www.netflix.com\/thebaby-sittersclub<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-title\">THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB RETURNS!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-intro\">\n<h3 class=\"subhead-field\">ORIGINAL LIVE-ACTION DRAMEDY BASED ON THE BELOVED BOOK SERIES BY ANN M. MARTIN COMES TO NETFLIX<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, and Dawn Schafer are back \u2026 this time on Netflix!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Based on Ann M. Martin\u2019s best-selling book series, <em>The Baby-Sitters Club<\/em> is a contemporary live action original series that will follow the friendship and babysitting adventures of five best friends in Stoneybrook, Connecticut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The family-friendly adaptation comes from Walden Media and Michael De Luca, who will executive produce. De Luca Productions\u2019 Lucy Kitada will also serve as an executive producer. Rachel Shukert (<em>GLOW<\/em>) will serve as showrunner and Lucia Aniello (<em>Broad City<\/em>) will serve as director and executive producer. Ann M. Martin and Walden Media\u2019s Naia Cucukov will produce alongside Aniello&#8217;s Paulilu Productions. There is a 10-episode order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The beloved and best-selling book series is a timely story of female friendship, entrepreneurialism and empowerment. The series has over 200 books licensed in over 20 territories with more than 180 million copies sold to date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m amazed that there are so many passionate fans of <em>The Baby-Sitters Club<\/em> after all these years, and I\u2019m honored to continue to hear from readers &#8211; now grown, who have become writers, editors, teachers, librarians, filmmakers &#8211; who say that they see a reflection of themselves in the characters of Kristy and her friends. So I\u2019m very excited about the forthcoming series on Netflix, which I hope will inspire a new generation of readers and leaders everywhere,&#8221; said Ann M. Martin, author of <em>The Baby-Sitters Club.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFor generations, young people have been captivated and inspired by the enterprising young women of <em>The Baby-Sitters Club<\/em>,\u201d said Frank Smith, president and CEO of Walden Media. \u201cBringing this iconic series to life comes at a pivotal moment in Walden\u2019s expansion into scripted televised content. We are honored to be part of this special collaboration with Ann M. Martin, Netflix, and Michael De Luca.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe themes of <em>The Baby-Sitters Club <\/em>still resonate 30 years after the original book series was released and there has never been a more opportune time to tell an aspirational story about empowering young female entrepreneurs,\u201d said Melissa Cobb, vice president of Kids &amp; Family at Netflix. \u201cTogether with Ann M. Martin and the team at Walden Media, our ambition is to contemporize the storylines and adventures of this iconic group of girlfriends to reflect modern-day issues.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe entire team at Michael De Luca Productions is ecstatic to be working with Netflix and Walden Media to bring Ann M. Martin\u2019s best-selling book series to a global audience,\u201d said De Luca and Kitada. \u201cThese iconic books have sold more than 180 million copies to date and now, through Netflix, they will be brought to life in a new way for audiences in over 190 countries.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>De Luca recently was nominated for a PGA Award for producing Ben Stiller\u2019s award-winning <em>Escape at Dannemora<\/em>. De Luca was Emmy-nominated for producing both the 89th and the 90th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Netflix is the world&#8217;s leading internet entertainment service with 139 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TVMEG.COM or its other volunteers.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/reviews\/\">Back to the Main Reviews Page<\/a><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- wordpressheader --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\" data-ad-slot=\"6768796679\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5569\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/babysittersclub2-300x142.png\" alt=\"The Babysitters Club\" width=\"401\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/babysittersclub2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/babysittersclub2-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/babysittersclub2-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/babysittersclub2-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/babysittersclub2-2048x969.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Baby-Sitters Club&#8221; Review by Eva 7\/5\/2020 The Baby-Sitters Club,\u00a0 based on the book series by Ann M Martin, has been made into a series now streaming on Netflix. For those (like me) who have never read the books, they center around a group of best friends who start a babysitting business. 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